Chaulnes (French pronunciation: [ʃo(l)n]; Picard: Chonne) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Chaulnes
City hall
City hall
Coat of arms of Chaulnes
Location of Chaulnes
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Chaulnes is located in France
Chaulnes
Chaulnes
Chaulnes is located in Hauts-de-France
Chaulnes
Chaulnes
Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°48′17″E / 49.8164°N 2.8047°E / 49.8164; 2.8047
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonHam
IntercommunalityCC Terre de Picardie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Linéatte[1]
Area
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8.46 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,986
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80186 /80320
Elevation80–104 m (262–341 ft)
(avg. 94 m or 308 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Chaulnes lies in the eastern part of the Somme department, 13 km north of Roye. The Chaulnes station is served by local trains between Amiens and Laon.

Demography

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,483—    
1975 1,550+0.63%
1982 1,616+0.60%
1990 1,785+1.25%
1999 1,901+0.70%
2007 1,936+0.23%
2012 1,959+0.24%
2017 2,083+1.24%
Source: INSEE[3]

Culture

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Chaulnes is noted for its cultural events, especially the heavy metal music festival Chaulnes Metal Fest (previously known as Killer Fest before 2008). Each year, more than 500 fans turn up to see and listen to bands like Obituary, Sodom, Rage or Nashville Pussy.

Personalities

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Places and monuments

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  • The statue of grammarian Lhomond, sculpted by Eugène-Louis Lequesne, in 1860, paid for by public subscription..

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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